Combination collar-box.



' C. G. HALL.

COMBINATION COLLAR BOX. APPLICATION FILED Novfz, 1913,

1;132,5'7V8. Patented. Mar. 23, 1915.

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l 1,] E IEM- CARL G. HALL, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION COLLABFBOX.

Application led November 25, 1913. Serial No. 802,985.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CARL G. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Collar-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in toilet articles and is directed particularly to the provision of a collar and cui? boX.

rlhe object of the present invention resides in the provision of a collar and cuff box which is especiallyadapted for use by travelers and with which is associated means for holding neckties, whereby the same may be carried without their becoming' creased from folding, and a further object of the invention resides in the provision of such a device which is simple and compact in structure and which may be easily operated.

WV ith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination, formation and arrangement of parts to be more fully hereinafter described and illuse trated in the accompanying drawingsand particularly pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawingsV wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the improved boX, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sec-y tional view taken centrally therethrough, Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the attachment of one of the clamps, and `Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of the spring clips.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 5 designates the base of the improved collar and cuff boX to which is secured the annular side walls 6, the wall being of less diameter than the base, so that the base projects outwardly of Specification of Letters Patent. l

the wall to form a flange 7. An inner annular wall 6 is provided, concentric with the outer wall to thus formtwo compartments in the body of the boX. The upper edge of the wall 6 is provided with an outwardly extending flange 8 for a purpose hereinafter apparent.

The cover comprises a plate 9 carrying an annular flange 10 adapted to seat within the wall 6 and frictionally engage the same. On the top face of the cover is provided a small boX 11 having va hinged cover 12, which serves as a jewel or trinket box and which possesses the added function of providing a grip or handle member for the cover. To the base 5 of the boX is pivoted a ring 13.

Means are provided for clamping neckties to the outer peripheral surface of the wall 6 which comprises spring clips detachably secured to the flanges 7 and 8. Each of these clips comprises a length of spring wire bent in substantially U-shaped form and having its arms 14 curved through the major portions of their length and directed outwardly at their free end portions at 15 and terminating in eyes 16. The flanges 7 and 8 carry Patented Mar. 23, 1915;

adjacent their periphery inwardly extending y pins 17 which are positioned in the eyes of the clip members and said flange and cover plate also carry adjacent the wall 6 pins 18 which engage the arms of the U-clips at the juncture of their lateral portions 15 and hold said arms against the wall 6, the bight portions 19 of the U-clips being thusheld resiliently against the wall 6 to clamp the necktiesl thereagainst. It is observed that the clips may be very Vreadily attached or detached, by swinging thevarms thereof inwardly.

From the foregoing it is observed that a simple device has been provided which will efliciently perform all ofthe functions normally required thereof.

That is claimed is: c

A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, spaced flanges extending outwardly from the wall thereof, clamping members each comprising a U-shaped length of spring material, eyes at the free end of the arms of said length7 elined pins carried n testimony whereof, it affix my signeby the flanges 'for deteehebiy securing the ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

eyes of each length and pins carried by the {ienges and engaging the arms to hold the CARL G' HALL bight portion of each length in damping Witnesses:

engagement With the said Wall of the re- R. D. SHEPPARD,

eeptacle. JAS. WV. MCDONALD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained-for 'five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of 'atents,

Washington, D. G. 

